Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-17
STATE CORRESPONDENCE.

Southington.
SoUTHINGToN, Aug. ia young Italian |
went to work in the Peck, Stow 6 Wilcox
company's bolt shop Monday morning and
thereupon eighteen young men went on
strike. Superintendent Huntley says he will
fill their places with Italians.
In the City court Monday Henry Gill plead
guilty to drunkenness and paid fine of 50
and costs. 'fCrab' Rim was given 81 and
costs and thirty days in Jail for Drunkenness
and breach of the peace and Israel Bailey
took an appeal when fined So and costs for
drunkenness and assault Monday.
The Rev. Father Hunt is expected home
from Europe this week.
Mrs Charles Pond and children are at
Stony Creek.
Mrs. Ida Beach Hedges is visiting here.
She comes from Montana.
General state News.
ROCKVILLE FoREsTERs.
The Rockville Foresters will not clear
much from their excursion Saturday, as the
railroad company takes nearly all the money.
They had to guarantee $3.50, but the receipts
wei nearly $500.
DEATH AT THE STATE PRISON.
Mr.. Hyland, convict at the State prison,
died Sunday morning after long and severe
sickness of dysentery. Nearly all OF the
others who have suffered from the same dis
ease have recovered.
CANNED CORN BEEF.
The family of Joseph Edwards, (colored),
of Brookfsld, consisting of seven persons,
were made violently sick on Friday evening
by eating canned corned beef. They are now
believed to be out of danger.
ESCAPED LUNATIc RETURNED.
The insane man named Bothwick, of New
Milford, who escaped from the retreat Satur-
day last, was captured on the plains at Hos
kins' station, a short distance west of Tariff
vile, Monday morning, by Constable Near
ing, assisted by Ariel Nicholson, jr., and
James W. Conroy. Constable Nearing and
Conroy conveyed the lunatie back to the re-
treat.
THE NEW CHAPEL IN NAUGATUCK
Will serve as an annex to the church build
ing proper and is admirably planned. 1t
will contain rooms for the Sunday school, a
large hall, reception room, parlor, pastors
study, kitchen, dining room, cloak rooms,
etc. The structure will be of pressed brick
on a brown stone foundation and the interior
will be finished in ornamental woods. 1t
will be surrounded by attractive grounds.
A RACE FOR OATS.
A great deal of interest is felt among horse
men and others in Hartford, across the river,
in a match race for fifty bushels Of oats that
is shortly to come off at Charter Oak Park.
The horses already entered are those owned
by Lowry, dalnes, Latnrop, Constoch, !iF-
wing, Clark, Hale and Butler, all of East
Hartford Most of the horses are between
three and four minutes and there promises to
be good sport when the event comes off.
he RECoNsIDERED.
Jeremiah Kane, of Bridgeport, got drunk
as piper Monday and then resolved to end
his life by hanging himself from a tree.
When the cord began to tighten about his
neck he changed his mind and yelled for
help. His cries brought a neighbor, who cut
him down. Kane was taken to the police
station very much scared and deeply peni-
tent, but very little hurt through his suicidal
demonstration. He was fined in the city
court yesterday morning for intoxication.
EXPLOSION OF AN OIL sTovE-AN ANsoN1A
LADY's NARROW ESCAPE FROM FR1aHTFUL
DEATH.
ANsoNIA, Aug. 16.-This noon while Mrs.
Charles Strong was cooking by an oil stove
it exploded, scattering the oil in all directions
and setting her clothing on fire. Her screams
attracted the lady living overhead, who rush
ed to her assistance and wrapping blankets
about her succeeded in smothering the flames.
Mrs. Strong was only slightly burned, but
the shock to her nervous system has made
her extremely i'll and she is now in bed under
the doctors care. The oil stove was thrown
through the window, and outside of Mrs.
Strong's injuries no damage was done.
THE CENTENNIAL OF A FAMOUS HURRICANE.
s'The great Wethersfeld hurricane" visited
the region of that town 100 years ago last
Monday, destroying life and property along
its path. The Hartford Courant had a long
account of it in the issue of August IS, writ
ten by stI. Lewis" who says in speaking of a
single instance: 1t arrived at the house of
Walt Robbins, who was himself absent, as
were twoSof his children; his wife, four chill
dren, an infant of five months old, laborer
and female negro servant made up what of
the family were at home; the laborer at this
time was in the barn. All observed it
nearly at the same time and attempted their
escape from the building-Mrs. Robbins
with her babe in her arms, and two little
boys and the laborer fed to the distance
of about thirty-6vs yards. where the
laborer passed her a few PAGES and
was overtaken by the hurricane, thrown over
fence into garden and escaped with lit
tie hurt. Near the place where the laborer
passed them the two little boys were found
amidst the rubbish of the demolished build
ing-the eldest, about ten years of age, life
less, the other it is feared MORALLY wounded.
Mrs. Robbins, with her babe still in her arms,
is supposed to be hurled by the violence of
the hurricane more than twenty yards back
toward the house. for there she was found
dead, with the babe lying a few PAGES dis
tant, wounded, but not MORALLY. The SER
want, with the other two children, fed on a
different course. They were all wounded but
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